Chenille-weft fur or pile combing device.



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APPLICATION IILEDJ'UHB 23, 1910.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

WILLIAM T; SMITH, orrIIILAnELPIIIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CHENILLE-WEFT EUR 03 PILE COMBING DEVICE.

Application filed June 23,

weft thread after the same has been inserted into the shed of warps and adjusted to its position in the web and before it has been confined in said web by the beating up of the following binder weft. This object I attain in the manner'hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which ,7

Figure 1 is a front view of a chenille weft combing device constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is an end view of the same; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on theline a-a, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 i'sa front view of another form of the combing device and Fig. 5 is a view on a reduced scale, illustrating the manner in which the comb is used and also illustrating means for inounting the same in the loom.

In weaving chenille fabrics it is custom ary to comb up the pile or fur of cach chenille weft after the same has been inserted in the shed of warps and moved to its place in the web and before the insertion of the following, or binder weft, whereby the chenille weft is confined in place in said web. Hitherto a comb having a single row of teeth and short enough to be manipulated by one hand of the weaver has been em ployed, but such a comb is objectionable because it does not provide for the efiective combing up of the pile or fur and also be cause of the amount of time required in performing the combing operation on account of the limited amount of fur which can be acted upon at one time.

In carrying out my invention, I substitute for the ordinary short, single comb, a comb having a series of rows of teeth projecting therefrom at difierent angles, and preferably from a segmental backing, so that the points of the teeth are disposed in the arc vof a circle, the teeth being also, by preference, composed of relatively thin and elastic wire, in order that they may act with yielding force upon the furor pile of the chenille, the manipulation of the comb permitting Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dial. 4, 1913.

1910. Serial No. 568,565.

row after row of these elastic wires to come into action, thereby insuring the proper combing up of the pile or fur with the minimum of effort on the part of the weaver. A

, comb of this character can also be made of I such length'as to act simultaneously upon the pile or fur of the chenille weft from selvage to selvage I of the web when the latter is of but a yard or less in width, while in the wider webs up to three yards in width but two or three lateral shifts of the comb are needed in order to comb the pile from selvage to selvage. I I

Inthe drawing, lrepresents a bar, preferably of Wood, and constituting the back or body of the comb, this bar having at its lower edge a segmental rib or enlargement 2, to which the teeth of the comb are secured. By preference, these teeth 3 are set in a backing 4 of cloth, leather or similar material, and the latter is secured to the segmental rib or enlargement on the bar 1 either by glue or cement or by means of nails, tacks, or other available fasteners.

The teeth 3 are, by preference, composed of relatively thin and elastic wire, such for instance as that employedin card clothing and by reason of the curved form assumed by the'backing 4, these teeth project at Idifferent angles, their outerends being disposed in the arc of a circle, as shown in Figs.

2 and 3. y In the use of my improved comb the bar 1 is grasped by the weaver in both hands and the comb is drawn forward into contact with the last inserted chenille weft thread which has been previously moved to its proper location in the web, and then a swinging or twisting movement is imparted to the comb so as to cause a number of the teeth in succession to act upon the pile threads of the chenille weft, thereby combing out or straightening the pile or fur and causing the threads of the same to assume the desired upstanding position, the elastic wires of which the teeth are composed permitting said teeth to yield when they meet with an obstruction and to spring forward again when released from such retaining influence, consequently the combing up of the fur or pile of the chenille weft can be effected without risk of pulling out any of the tufts of which said fur or pile is composed, and without tearing the same or causing them to become frayed. I

By preference, the bar 1 has at each end a flange or enlargement 5 which prevents the hands of the weaver from slipping ofi of the bar when the comb is in use. It is advisable also, in many cases, to so mount or suspend the comb above the web that it will always,

when not in use, occupy a fixed position.

above the web within easy reach of the weaver, and, when released by the weaver, after use, will automatically return to such position without any care or attention on the part of the weaver. A convenient method of accomplishing this result is to suspend the comb at each end, by means of a coiled spring 6, from a bar 7 extending transversely across the loom from side to side of the same at a point above the shedded warp threads, as shown in Fig. 5, thereby providing an elastic and flexible support for the comb which permits almost as free manipulation of the same by the weaver as when the comb is not provided with any supporting or suspending device.

If desired, the back bar of the comb may have, at each end, a hand hold such as shown at 5 in Fig. 4, whereby the comb can be grasped and manipulated by the weaver.

I claim 1. A chenille weft fur or pile combing device consisting of a bar having a rounded rib at one edge, flanges projecting at right angles to the face of the bar at the ends thereof, and teeth projecting radially and at difierent angles from said rib.

2. A chenille weft fur or pile combing device consisting of a bar having a rounded rib at one edge, flanges projecting at right angles to the face of the bar at the ends thereof,a flexible strip secured to the rounded surface of said rib, and teeth projecting outwardly from said strip.

3. A chenille weft fur or pile combing device consisting of a bar having projecting flanges extending at right angles to the face of the rib at the ends thereof, and teeth projecting outwardly from the lower portion of said bar.

4:. A chenille weft fur or pile combing device consisting of a bar having teeth projecting outwardly from'its lower portion, a support for said combing device located above the web which is being woven, and a resilient connection between said combing device and sald support.

5. A chenille weft fur or pile combing device consisting of a bar having teeth projecting outwardly from its lower portion, a support for said combing device located above the web which is being woven, and a flexible and resilient connection between said combing device and said support.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM T. SMITH.

Witnesses:

E. E. BROWN, R. C. STERNER.

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